Charles Hays

Charles Hays (born February 2, 1834 at Hays Mount near Boligee , Greene County , Alabama , † June 24, 1879 at Myrtle Hall , Greene County, Alabama) was an American politician and officer in the Confederate Army .

Career

Charles Hays was tutored by private tutors where he completed his preparatory studies. He attended the University of Georgia at Athens and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville . Then he ran a cotton plantation and did other agricultural activities.

Hays took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore in 1860 . After the outbreak of the civil war , he enlisted in the Confederate Army , where he last held the rank of major .

He also pursued a political career. In 1867 he participated in the Alabama Constituent Assembly . The following year he served in the Alabama Senate . Hays was elected as a Republican to the 41st US Congress and re - elected to the three subsequent US Congresses . He served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877. During this time he chaired the Committee on Agriculture ( 43rd US Congress ).

Hays died in 1879 at his home, Myrtle Hall , in Greene County, Alabama. He was buried in the family cemetery on the Hays Mount Plantation.

Charles Hays in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
The Political Graveyard

personal data
SURNAME	Hays, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American plantation owner and politician, and Confederate officer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Hays Mount near Boligee , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 1879
Place of death	on Myrtle Hall, Greene County , Alabama